Hot Tickets for February 8, 2012

Jimmy Buffett brings Margaritaville to Florida

  • by Jessica Boudevin
  • Published: February 8, 2012

jimmy_buffett.jpgJimmy Buffett plays the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.

Margaritaville relocated to Florida as Jimmy Buffett made the Venues Today Hot Tickets chart in two venues in the state. Both Live Nation-promoted shows grossed just over $1.2 million. Buffett will be at BJCC Arena in Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 25 and Tallahassee(Fla.)-Leon County Civic Center Feb. 28.

Country had a strong showing on the chart this week with Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band, Rascal Flatts and Eric Church making Hot Tickets. Aldean played the largest show at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 22., with more than 16,000 attendees. Rascal Flatts had the highest ticket price, starting at $40 all the way up to $115.50 at Atlantic City (N.J.) Boardwalk Hall. His Jan. 28 show, which had nearly 5,000 fewer attendees than the Jason Aldean performance, grossed about $100,000 more. 

Tool wrapped up a successful 12-city tour Feb. 8 at Gwinnett Arena in Duluth, Ga. Their previous show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., brought out 7,606 fans. Incubus charged $67.54 for their Jan. 31 show at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The band continues their international tour with a stop at Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre in Australia Feb. 10 and returns to the U.S. in May.

Nontraditional events this week included JAMZ Youth Cheerleading & Dance Championships at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, which lasted four days at the end of January. More than 14,000 attendees cheered on the cheerleaders. Len Sammons Motorsports brought Gamblers Classic Midget Auto Racing to Atlantic City (N.J.) Boardwalk Hall Feb. 3-4, with tickets starting at $15.

HOT TICKETS is a weekly summary of the top acts and ticket sales as reported to VT PULSE. Following are the top 20 concerts and events, the top 5 in each seating capacity category, which took place between Jan. 18-Feb. 8.

15,001 or More Seats

10,001-15,000 Seats

5,001-10,000 Seats

5,000 or Less Seats

1) Jimmy Buffett
Gross Sales: $1,210,690; Venue: Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.; Attendance: 13,387; Ticket Range: $133.50-$34; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Feb. 4; No. of Shows: 1

2) Cirque du Soleil “Quidam”
Gross Sales: $895,956; Venue: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit; Attendance: 14,246; Ticket Range: $100-$28; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Feb. 2-5; No. of Shows: 7

3) Jason Aldean
Gross Sales: $682,043; Venue: Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.; Attendance: 16,014; Ticket Range: $50.25-$25.50; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Jan. 22; No. of Shows: 1

4) Ozzy Osbourne
Gross Sales: $522,235; Venue: Tacoma (Wash.) Dome; Attendance: 10,758; Ticket Range: $77.50-$27.50; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Feb. 5; No. of Shows: 1

5) Selena Gomez
Gross Sales: $356,096; Venue: Coliseo De Puerto Rico, San Juan; Attendance: 3,999; Ticket Range: $99-$50; Promoter: Cesar Sainz; Dates: Jan. 22; No. of Shows: 1

 

1) Jimmy Buffett
Gross Sales: $1,208,882; Venue: Jacksonvile (Fla. ) Vet. Mem. Arena; Attendance: 11,723; Ticket Range: $134-$34; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Jan. 31; No. of Shows: 1

2) Rascal Flatts
Gross Sales: $785,899; Venue: Atlantic City (N.J.) Boardwalk Hall; Attendance: 11,410; Ticket Range: $115.50-$40; Promoter: Caesars Ent.; Dates: Jan. 28; No. of Shows: 1

3) Zac Brown Band
Gross Sales: $395,151; Venue: Maverik Center, Salt Lake City; Attendance: 7,004; Ticket Range: $61.50-$43; Promoter: AEG Live, United Concerts; Dates: Jan. 21; No. of Shows: 1

4) Incubus
Gross Sales: $269,162; Venue: Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand; Attendance: 4,583; Ticket Range: $67.54; Promoter: Michael Coppel Presents; Dates: Jan. 31; No. of Shows: 1

5) Gamblers Classic Midget Auto Racing
Gross Sales: $126,603; Venue: Atlantic City (N.J.) Boardwalk Hall; Attendance: 6,265; Ticket Range: $30-$15; Promoter: Len Sammons Motorsports; Dates: Feb. 3-4; No. of Shows: 2

 

1) Cirque du Soleil “Dralion”
Gross Sales: $872,780; Venue: Budweiser Events Center, Loveland, Colo.; Attendance: 15,537; Ticket Range: $145-$28; Promoter: Cirque du Soleil; Dates: Feb. 2-5; No. of Shows: 7

2) Tool
Gross Sales: $374,592; Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.; Attendance: 7,606; Ticket Range: $69-$49; Promoter: William Morris Endeavor; Dates: Jan. 31; No. of Shows: 1

3) JAMZ Youth Cheerleading & Dance Championships
Gross Sales: $277,574; Venue: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas; Attendance: 14,221; Ticket Range: $64.25-$15.25; Promoter: JAMZ Cheer and Dance; Dates: Jan. 27-30; No. of Shows: 4

4) Eric Church
Gross Sales: $226,420; Venue: Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Va.; Attendance: 6,800; Ticket Range: $40.50-$32.75; Promoter: NS2, Frank Productions; Dates: Feb. 4; No. of Shows: 1

5) Rise Against
Gross Sales: $175,242; Venue: Tsongas Center, Lowell, Mass.; Attendance: 4,989; Ticket Range: $43-$33; Promoter: Live Nation; Dates: Feb. 1; No. of Shows: 1

 

1) Les Miserables
Gross Sales: $1,054,988; Venue: Bob Carr Perf. Arts Center, Orlando, Fla.; Attendance: 18,716; Ticket Range: $103.50-$35.50; Promoter: In-house; Dates: Jan. 17-22; No. of Shows: 8

2) Memphis
Gross Sales: $1,022,236; Venue: Fox Theatre, Atlanta; Attendance: 21,062; Ticket Range: $78-$28; Promoter: Broadway Across America; Dates: Jan. 31-Feb. 5; No. of Shows: 8

3) Kathy Griffin
Gross Sales: $364,465; Venue: Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles; Attendance: 5,338; Ticket Range: $95-$45; Promoter: Nederlander, Live Nation; Dates: Feb. 3-4; No. of Shows: 2

4) Monty Python’s Spamalot
Gross Sales: $293,294; Venue: Tennessee Perf. Arts Center, Nashville; Attendance: 6,236; Ticket Range: $62.50-$25; Promoter: In-house; Dates: Jan. 27-29; No. of Shows: 3

5) Chicago
Gross Sales: $262,638; Venue: St. Denis Theatre, Montreal; Attendance: 4,103; Ticket Range: $74.66-$44.59; Promoter: evenko; Dates: Feb. 1, 5; No. of Shows: 2
The Weekly Hot Tickets chart is compiled by Josh Huckabee. To submit reports, e-mail HotTickets@venuestoday.com or fax to (714) 378-0040.
  • by Jessica Boudevin
  • Published: February 8, 2012